Science Explorer Interactive view Map
Research facility · Beijing · China

Institute of Biophysics

In research, Institute of Biophysics stands highest in Life Sciences (#687 of 7,800 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#449 of 3,579 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#2,183 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 9.4× its share of world research.

english.ibp.cas.cnROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#1,364
of 28,054 · #2,084 all time
Rank in China
#405
of 3,058
Research works
3.1k
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
116k
37.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
33.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Institute of Biophysics known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #687 of 7,800 33.0%283 #889
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #449 of 3,579 32.6%200 #616
Physical SciencesDomain #2,183 of 12,888 34.3%129 #4041
Molecular BiologySubfield #517 of 2,175 31.4%148 #759
MedicineField #4,416 of 10,443 31.9%100 #4092
Health SciencesDomain #5,661 of 11,982 31.8%105 #5515

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Biophysics sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Life Sciences#889 #687
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#616 #449
  3. Physical Sciences#4,041 #2,183
  4. Molecular Biology#759 #517
  5. Medicine#4,092 #4,416
  6. Health Sciences#5,515 #5,661
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Institute of Biophysics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 9.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 147.8 works9.4×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 200.4 works7.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 23 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7.19× its world share, 200 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.65× its world share, 24 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.93× its world share, 33 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.56× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.49× its world share, 39 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.44× its world share, 44 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.64× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.99× its world share, 100 worksMedicineNursing: 1.40× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Biophysics?

Ranked on the composite score, Xiyun Yan, Zhihai Qin and Tao Xu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Biophysics.

  1. 1 Xiyun Yan China · #19,189 worldwide 788 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Zhihai Qin China · #121,463 worldwide 251 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Tao Xu China · #178,665 worldwide 298 citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Runsheng Chen China · #259,357 worldwide 202 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Fei Sun China · #299,208 worldwide 184 citations · 43 works
  6. 6 Meng Tian China · #387,765 worldwide 96 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Xiangxi Wang China · #395,353 worldwide 130 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Liguo Zhang China · #480,360 worldwide 93 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Baolu Zhao China · #845,410 worldwide 50 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Pu Gao China · #935,635 worldwide 41 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Biophysics

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Biophysics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Cancer, Nanoparticles, Oxidative Stress, Reactive Oxygen Species, Cancer Progression, Biosensors and Translation.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Biomedical Applications35▲ 5.7×30 topics
  2. Cancer35▲ 5.0×41 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress31▲ 3.6×50 topics
  4. Nanoparticles29▲ 4.5×25 topics
  5. Inflammation26▲ 2.4×69 topics
  6. Reactive Oxygen Species19▲ 9.1×14 topics
  7. Biosensors17▲ 6.2×11 topics
  8. Cancer Therapy16▲ 5.5×17 topics
  9. Metabolism16▲ 5.8×24 topics
  10. Cancer Progression15▲ 16×7 topics
  11. Immunotherapy15▲ 4.0×14 topics
  12. Translation14▲ 16×2 topics
  13. Metal-Organic Frameworks14▲ 6.5×6 topics
  14. Immunity14▲ 6.6×10 topics
  15. Tumor Targeting14▲ 14×3 topics
  16. Neuroprotective Effects13▲ 16×5 topics
  17. Gene Expression Regulation13▲ 22×3 topics
  18. Innate Immunity12▲ 7.5×11 topics
  19. RNA Structure12▲ 45×1 topic
  20. Ribosome12▲ 45×1 topic
  21. Antioxidant Properties12▲ 16×3 topics
  22. Apoptosis12▲ 7.6×16 topics
  23. Nanozymes12▲ 29×1 topic
  24. Peroxidase-Like Activity12▲ 29×1 topic
  25. RNA methylation12▲ 25×1 topic
  26. m6A-seq12▲ 25×1 topic
  27. Photodynamic Therapy12▲ 10×4 topics
  28. Self-Assembly12▲ 6.8×10 topics
  29. Cell Death12▲ 9.4×6 topics
  30. Electrochemistry12▲ 9.6×3 topics
  31. Gene Regulation11▲ 23×5 topics
  32. Photothermal Therapy11▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Phase Separation11▲ 24×2 topics
  34. Alternative Splicing10▲ 39×1 topic
  35. RNA-Binding Proteins10▲ 39×1 topic
  36. Biomolecular Interactions10▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Molecular Machines10▲ 14×2 topics
  38. DNA nanotechnology10▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Fluorescence Imaging10▲ 13×2 topics
  40. aptamers10▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute of Biophysics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis, RNA modifications and cancer and RNA Research and Splicing.

RNA and protein synthesi…12RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 12 fractional worksAdvanced Nanomaterials i…12Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis: 12 fractional worksRNA modifications and ca…12RNA modifications and cancer: 12 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing10RNA Research and Splicing: 10 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 10 fractional worksNanoplatforms for cancer theranostics: 10 fractional worksGenomics and Chromatin D…6Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics: 6 fractional worksTea Polyphenols and Effects: 6 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 6 fractional worksNanocluster Synthesis and Applications: 5 fractional works
Molecular BiologyMaterials ChemistryBiomedical EngineeringPathology and Forensic Medicine

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 12 works
  2. 2 Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis Materials Chemistry 12 works
  3. 3 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 12 works
  4. 4 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 10 works
  5. 5 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 10 works
  6. 6 Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics Biomedical Engineering 10 works
  7. 7 Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics Molecular Biology 6 works
  8. 8 Tea Polyphenols and Effects Pathology and Forensic Medicine 6 works
  9. 9 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 6 works
  10. 10 Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications Materials Chemistry 5 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available43.3%not open56.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.4%domestic only74.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Biophysics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Other research institutions in Beijing

All research institutions in Beijing

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.